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Grocery shoppers want more stores to use ‘unit pricing’

A large majority of Australian grocery shoppers appreciate seeing unit pricing on shop labels in supermarkets and want to see them expanded to more stores, according to a national survey.

By Dominic Beattie ● February 19, 2019

Labor to push through crackdown on payday lenders

Payday lending and consumer leasing in Australia could be set for a shake-up, with Labor to introduce a new bill on Monday.

By David Lammey ● February 18, 2019

Who’s worse with credit cards – Australia, or America?

New data to come out of the United States shows we might be far more responsible with our credit cards than they are…

By William Jolly ● February 15, 2019

HSBC expects Aussie dollar to plummet in value in 2019

The Aussie Dollar could fall to 66 cents against the US dollar in 2019, according to HSBC.

By David Lammey ● February 14, 2019

ACCC warns of Valentine’s Day scammers

This Valentines day the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has urged lovebirds to be on the lookout for scammers.

By William Jolly ● February 13, 2019

How is the New Payments Platform doing after one year?

The New Payments Platform (NPP) was released to the public one year ago today (13 February 2018), and has been taken up by millions of people since.

By William Jolly ● February 13, 2019

Credit card use rises despite fewer accounts

The number of active credit card accounts in Australia have fallen, but that hasn’t stopped the increase in spending with them, according to the latest data from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).

By William Jolly ● February 12, 2019

Western Australia, New South Wales see increased calls to National Debt Helpline

Western Australia and New South Wales are Australia’s most debt-struggling states, if data from the National Debt Helpline is anything to go by.

By William Jolly ● February 08, 2019

Aussie dollar dives following RBA’s about-face on interest rates

In news that will probably disappoint Australian overseas travellers, the value of Australian dollar has had one of its biggest single-day falls in two years in reaction to a speech made by the Reserve Bank’s Governor.

By Dominic Beattie ● February 07, 2019

Christmas shopping sales fall amid flat wages growth

Retail sales results of the biggest month of the year for shops have revealed spending fell considerably, led by falls in purchases of household goods, clothing and footwear.

By Dominic Beattie ● February 05, 2019

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